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Vaya Records

Bill Teck September 21, 2023

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Here at gen ñ we’re bonafide, dyed in the wool (whatever that means! Imaginate!) Fania Records fanatics. But what about Vaya Records?!? We know Celia and Johnny, where they look so magnificent with their dashikis on which they shot in Greenwich Village (“en casa de unos Africanos en el Village”, as Celia told me in […]

Shakira Video Vanguard

Bill Teck September 13, 2023

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We’re very proud to have featured Shakira on her very U.S. magazine cover back in 1997 (story by Maria Budet). She’s always been a favorite of ours and we’re thrilled that she’ll be the first Latina to receive the Video Vanguard award from MTV story here – https://www.today.com/popculture/music/shakira-video-vanguard-award-2023-mtv-vmas-rcna102108

Mexican Pride – Made in Miami

Bill Teck September 11, 2023

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This gorgeous, moving essay by Noé Lopez is a great example of the extraordinary writing at De Los. Click here for the article, or copy and paste this link: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-08-16/oaxaca-indigenous-california-miami-identity-culture-south-america Pic from De Los.

40 Years of Representation

Bill Teck August 16, 2023

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At the LA Times, Chelsea Hylton writes, “More than four decades ago, groups of Black and Latino journalists embarked on an endeavor to tell stories about their communities that the Los Angeles Times was failing to showcase. Little did they know that 40 years later the reporting they did and the stories they told would still […]

Miami HIP HOP: 50 Years

Bill Teck August 15, 2023

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Heads are pissed that Miami isn’t getting highlighted as much as it should in the 50 Years of Hip Hop storylines – but NPR‘s Sheldon Pearce is here to represent for the glory of the 305 – read HERE. O aqui: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1191679451/hip-hop-50-miami Pic from NPR.

Circular Saws on the Rio Grande

Bill Teck August 11, 2023

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Not the usual light ñ reading today – but must be addressed. Close up Video shows that Texas floating border has circular saws. Khaleda Rahman has the story for Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/video-texas-floating-barrier-saws-rio-grande-1818433 Photo from Newsweek.

RIP Rodriguez

Bill Teck August 10, 2023

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A sad day for rock n roll and pop music yesterday as both Sixto Rodriguez and Robbie Robertson passed away. Robbie’s death is a sad one for all lovers of rock n roll, and Mr. Rodriguez’s one brings to and end one of the greatest stories of talent and inspiration in show biz history. The […]

A24 Florida Book

Bill Teck August 9, 2023

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So many of our readers are in florida y … tu sabes… it is ground zero for lots of Latinx, Latinidad stuff – and… este libro… is a blast. From everybody’s fave hip film company, A24, and they make books/zines/merch really beautifully too, comes this greatness – yes, we have our probs, pero lets not blame the whole state! mira! Edited […]

Hispanic Enrollment Doubles

Bill Teck August 8, 2023

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This morning, Pewidentity (Pew Research Race and Ethnicity) posted: Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the United States has seen an exponential increase over the last few decades, rising from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019. Lauren Mora details this at https://t.co/qtUX5909oT Find the link to this chart here: https://twitter.com/pewidentity/status/1687841133282426881?s=51

This Fool’s Music

Bill Teck August 7, 2023

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At De Los Fidel Martinez writes on This Fool’s magnificent and meaningful soundtrack choices. Acknowledging the shows cinematic tributes beautifully and expanding on it’s character perfect music choices, He writes, on the use of everything from Vicente Fernandez to Randy Newman. From Rage Against the Machine and Jay Reatard to Ramón Ayala and Cornelio Reyna […]